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Fire in the Aude: 13,000 hectares burnt, 1 dead, 9 injured – midday update
The fire continues to ravage the Corbières mountains on Wednesday 6 August. By midday, 13,000 hectares had already gone up in smoke. One woman has lost her life, nine…
Fire in the Aude: 1 dead, 11,100 hectares destroyed… the devastating toll of the summer’s biggest wildfire
In the Aude department, a fire of exceptional intensity has ravaged more than 11,000 hectares. One woman has lost her life, one person is missing and dozens of homes…
Severe fire in the Aude: 5,000 hectares burnt, one person seriously injured, a tense night – the latest at 10 pm
The massive wildfire ravaging the Corbières region is worsening this Tuesday evening. The fire has already spread across 5,000 hectares in the Aude department; one person has suffered severe burns, and evacuations are…
Severe fire in the Aude: the situation at 7.30 pm
A severe forest fire is currently raging on Tuesday 5 August 2025 in the Corbières region, in the Aude department. The fire has already destroyed 1,500 hectares between…
Near Montpellier, he started a fire… then stayed to watch the fire brigade
A bush fire broke out on Monday 28 July 2025 in Lattes, in the Hérault department. It was quickly brought under control and is believed to have been started deliberately by a 31-year-old man, who remained at…
Fires in the Aude: a suspect arrested in the act
On Monday 28 July, a fire broke out in a wooded area near Narbonne, in the Aude department. A man, who was caught at the scene by a gendarmerie patrol, attempted to flee…
Aubagne (13): he is burning papers in his garden whilst a red alert is in force
Late on Sunday 27 July, the Aubagne fire brigade (Bouches-du-Rhône) was called out on an emergency basis to contain a fire that had just broken out in a densely populated residential area,…
The Mistral and the Tramontane: tension in the Mediterranean basin
As temperatures rise and winds pick up, the French Mediterranean region is facing a major alert. Several departments are on red or orange alert, reflecting a…
Fire in Sigean: what we know about the blaze in the Aude department
A fierce fire broke out on Saturday in Sigean, destroying more than 600 hectares and leading to the evacuation of several areas. Here are the facts as they stand at this stage.
Forest fires: five southern departments on orange alert; maximum vigilance in the Bouches-du-Rhône
With a “very high” risk fuelled by the Mistral and Tramontane winds, the Bouches-du-Rhône department has been placed on red alert this Saturday, 26 July.
Two years in prison for starting a fire in the Pyrénées-Orientales
A man has been sentenced to two years’ imprisonment, one of which is a suspended sentence, for deliberately starting a fire in Brouilla. An exemplary judgement handed down by the court…
Canadair on its last legs: how France is preparing to replace its aerial fire-fighting fleet
Faced with forest fires that are occurring earlier and earlier and becoming increasingly intense, the French fleet of water-bombing aircraft is reaching its limits. With ageing aircraft, delivery delays and domestic industrial projects,…
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